In recent years, Xi’an has carefully studied and implemented the ideas from the speeches of General Secretary Xi Jinping, implemented the concept of a new development, taking the 14th National Games as a starting point, built key projects and did everything possible to promote the "ten key tasks".
In 2020, China became the main trading partner of Germany and the EU. The German economy is the strongest in Europe, and China is the driver of global economic growth. Therefore, the ties between Germany and China are of particular importance for the development of the Eurasian railway route.
Analysis of international trade statistics shows that different groups of the European Union (EU) member countries reacted differently to a ban on imports of certain types of food products (hereinafter referred to as «sanctioned goods») by Russia in August 2014, which also implies a ban on transit traffic.